Demonstrators march in Grand Rapids on eve of murder trial

Demonstrators march in Grand Rapids on eve of murder trial

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People marched through downtown Grand Rapids Sunday calling for justice for Patrick Lyoya on the eve of the trial against former police officer Christopher Schurr. Demonstrators started outside the Kent County Courthouse and marched through downtown, stopping outside the police department to chant “justice for Patrick.” Lyoya death: What led up to murder trial for ex-GRPD officer When Lyoya was killed in April …

Local news coverage leading up to Schurr’s trial has been influenced by his lawyers, experts, a failure to provide community voices and a pro-GRPD bias

Since April 8th, I have been documenting all of the news coverage from MLive, WOODTV8, WZZM13 and WXMI17 regarding the upcoming trial of former GRPD officer Christopher Schurr. On April 4th, 2022, Schurr stopped Patrick Lyoya for a auto registration violation, attempted to use a taser on Lyoya and then shot him in the back of the head while sitting on top of Lyoya.  On the 3rd anniversary of Patrick Lyoya’s death, I wrote an article, which inclu…